Sonia Visits Uttarakhand

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  Congress Loses States In Revolt, Rebels Say 'Rahul Gandhi's Unavailable'

  Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was a worried man this morning as he visited his boss, Sonia Gandhi, in Delhi. In the last two months, Congress governments in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have collapsed - in both cases, the party was depleted by dissidence.

• Uttarakhand: Sonia Gandhi flags off relief mission after Narendra Modi's 'rescue' act

  In Uttarakhand's massive tragedy and the Herculean rescue efforts now on, politics too has found a role. Narendra Modi's visit to the flood-ravaged hill state and alleged evacuation of 15,000 Gujaratis on the weekend has sparked a slanging match between his BJP and the Congress, which is now organising some visible relief programmes of its own.

• Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh battered by rain: death toll rises to 130, more than 70,000 stranded

  The killer floods triggered by heavy rain have devastated Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the two northern states, where at least 130 people have died and more than 70,000 are stranded. Many of those who are stuck were on their way to the famous temple of Kedarnath. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are expected to...

• Sonia Gandhi's tour of Uttarakhand cancelled

  The Congress president's programme to visit the calamity affected villages of Uttarakhand has been cancelled in view of bad weather conditions prevailing in the region, state Congress vice president Suryakant Dhasmana said.

• Sonia touring flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand

  Congress President Sonia Gandhi is on a tour of flood and cloudburst hit areas ofUttarakhand where 76 people have died and thousands rendered homeless in the past few days.Accompanied by Defence Minister A K Antony and senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh, Gandhi arrived at Joly Grant Airport near here and took a helicopter to fly to the affected ...

• 76 dead in Uttarakhand flood; Sonia visits state

  At least 76 people have died and several are still missing in Uttarakhand after cloudbursts and landlslides triggered by heavy rains.The region has seen some respite after four days of heavy downpour. The Chief Minister himself took stock of the situation in Haridwar and Almora districts, which have been most affected by the floods. Congress Presid...